 Warm up?? Cooling down??, Is this needed on our cars or any car??? |
 Nov 15, 2003 - 8:58 PM
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I have heard so many different sides to this....what do you guys think about warming up a car and letting it sit after it is driven. Does it help the engine?
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Nov 16, 2003 - 2:07 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Dallas, Tx Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
It really isn't necessary to let a car warm up to temp unless you have forged pistons. They expand a lot when hot, so the cold tolerances are quite large. Running such an engine hard when its cold will destroy it. To my knowledge none of the celicas came with forged pistons (although the GT4 may have).
Cooling down doesn't hurt if you've been running the car hard, but its not necessary unless you're running a turbo and even then it depends on how you've been driving and your setup. |
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PlanetFuzz Warm up?? Cooling down?? Nov 15, 2003 - 8:58 PM
Uppitycracker QUOTE (PlanetFuzz @ Nov 15, 2003 - 6:58 PM) I have... Nov 15, 2003 - 9:14 PM van95st you should always let a car warm up for a few seco... Nov 15, 2003 - 9:26 PM Supersprynt Letting a car sit running for too long isnt great ... Nov 15, 2003 - 9:49 PM yep One day when i had some time i read most of the ma... Nov 15, 2003 - 10:23 PM 97sccelica i have remote start, and in the morning i start th... Nov 15, 2003 - 11:40 PM LatinKraze Dammit, its kindda cold here in vegas. I just turn... Nov 17, 2003 - 12:26 PM van95st cold in vegas you say? it's currently about -... Nov 17, 2003 - 11:22 PM
LatinKraze Lol, i should be thankful then. Nov 18, 2003 - 12:02 PM |
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